News & events

Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017

Otematata Wetlands Walkway restoration project gets new funding's through Environments Canterbury Immediate steps programme.

Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2017

Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere is the largest lake in Canterbury and has no natural outlet to the sea. It is of outstanding cultural significance to Ngāi Tahu.

Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017

Art conservation is not a role you would usually associate with environmental planning but in South Canterbury this has become an important focus of the local water zone committee.

Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2017

More than 4000 native plants have been planted along the Ohapi Creek waterway to help safeguard the water quality of the creek and improve the habitat for native species, as...

Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017

A popular recreational area on South Canterbury’s Waihao River, the Black Hole, is to undergo a collaborative restoration project to improve its water quality.

Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017

Environment Canterbury accepted the recommendations of independent hearing commissioners on the Nutrient Management and Waitaki Plan Change, Plan Change 5 to the Land & Water Regional Plan.

Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2017

As part of the Healthy Catchment Project, the Orari-Temuka-Opihi-Pareora (OTOP) Water Zone Committee held a workshop for the public to engage in an early input into water management and healthy catchments.

Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017

Sixty-eight hectares of land will now be protected for future generations thanks to funding from the Selwyn Waihora Zone Committee.

Date: Tue, 30 May 2017

Mudfish, eels, weeds and willows have been the recent focus of the team working at Wainono Lagoon on Te Rūnanga o Waihao’s Te Mana O Te Wai Project.

Date: Mon, 29 May 2017

New thermal detection technology is being used to help track down Bennett's wallabies, one of the most problematic introduced pests in South Canterbury.

Date: Thu, 18 May 2017

Region-wide farming campaign, reminding farmers of their responsibility to meet water quality limits and to help them find out whether they will need a consent

Date: Thu, 11 May 2017

Timaru’s Saltwater Creek is well-known to locals as a great spot for a walk or a bike ride and is home to the local rowing club, as well as native...